Google has formally announced the already anticipated closure of its cloud gaming division, Google Stadia, illustrating once again the enormous difficulties the company has in doing anything beyond its traditional activity. Stadia can now join the long list of other products that Google, after investing significant resources in their development…

We’re used to thinking of artists as people with a special mastery of skills and techniques that allow them to create work that generates strong emotions or impressions. But for some time now, that definition has been changing, because the entry barriers to creation; the mastery of the tools required…

More than 20 European telecommunications operators, including Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, BT, KPN and Vodafone have called on the European Union to require the technology companies that create the most network traffic to contribute to infrastructure costs by law. On the one hand, it’s hardly surprising that these companies are…

One of the first things you notice after installing solar panels is that it makes more sense to charge your EV during the day, when the sun shines, instead of at night, even though rates are lower then. My decarbonized life, episode 2: a good electricity bill In the image, my most recent electricity bill, for last May. The total amount, €37.77, is for a month with reasonably…medium.com The reason is simple, when your panels are generating at full capacity…

There’s a growing body of evidence which suggests that hydrogen could be a solution to our energy needs in the future, with many countries trying to position themselves as producers and exporters, but there are also some important caveats. For example, despite Toyota’s huge investment, using hydrogen to fuel cars…

I can understand the need to protect companies from creating monopolies through predatory competition, but the French government’s decision to impose a minimum €3 surcharge for shipping books costing less than €35 on Amazon and other online stores seems a bad idea. Firstly, because there is no reason why books…

Twitter’s upcoming lawsuit against Elon Musk for pulling out of his acquisition, coupled with the harsh revelations of its former chief security officer, have only served to create more and more doubts about the company. Whatever mistakes Musk may have made, the lawsuit can only be seen as an attempt…

The biggest and longest-ever four-day week experiment has concluded in the United Kingdom with an overwhelmingly positive result: 95% of the 73 companies that took part said productivity remained the same or increased during the period evaluated, and that the well-being of their workers, who were paid their previous salary…

We hear a lot about the need for a wide range of energy sources. Little wonder, experience has taught us that we can’t depend on oil or gas, that the sun doesn’t always shine or the wind blow, so to most people, getting the right balance seems a reasonable objective. …